Monthly Archives: June 2022
The challenge of protecting nature
LASTOURVILLE, GABON (AFP) - A whistle blows. The car stops, and the driver is politely asked to turn off the engine and get out....
Hurricane Agatha drenches Mexican beach resorts
HUATULCO (AFP) - Hurricane Agatha, the first of the season, lashed a string of beach resorts on Mexico’s Pacific coast as it barrelled ashore...
How to keep your cakes in one piece
Becky Krystal
THE WASHINGTON POST - Anyone who has ever baked a cake knows the despair of trying to turn it out of the pan,...
Muslim converts complete religious guidance course
Izah Azhari
The Islamic Da’wah Centre (PDI) through its Muallaf Development Division (Tarbiyah Muallaf) held the 105th series of the Advanced Guidance Scheme I for...
Stray animal issue: Crux of kindness
I would like to give a shout-out to non-profit organisations (NGOs) dealing with stray animal issues that without their efforts, the situation would have...
Robotic buoys developed to keep Atlantic right whales safe
AP - A Cape Cod science centre and one of the world's largest shipping businesses are collaborating on a project to use robotic buoys...
Biden meets Fed chair as inflation bites pocketbooks
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden met with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as soaring inflation takes a bite out of Americans’ pocketbooks.
The meeting...
Sievierodonetsk mayor says Russian forces seize half of city
LVIV, UKRAINE (AP) - Russian forces in a "frenzied push" have seized half of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk that is key to...
Green tea goodness
Feda Al Hossain
ANN/THE DAILY STAR - It's tempting to overly indulge in unhealthy foods that end up clogging our digestive system. To remedy that,...
Messi tips Benzema for ‘deserved’ Ballon d’Or
BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - Real Madrid's France star Karim Benezema deserves to win the Ballon d'Or, according to seven-time laureate Lionel Messi.
Benzema was crucial...